John 20:6

6 Simon Peter arrived after him, entered the tomb, observed the linen cloths lying there,

John 20:6 Meaning and Commentary

John 20:6

Then cometh Simon Peter following him
In a very little time after him:

and went into the sepulchre;
itself, though not without first stooping down, as John did; see ( Luke 24:12 ) .

And seeth the linen clothes lie;
as John did; and as by the mouth of two or three witnesses everything is confirmed, so was this; both saw the linen in which the body was wrapped, but that was gone; and which was a sign that the body was not stolen away, otherwise the linen would not have been left; and besides, it would have taken up some time, and given a good deal of trouble, to have unwrapped the body, when it is considered how many foldings the Jews used to wind up their corpse in.

John 20:6 In-Context

4 They ran, neck and neck. The other disciple got to the tomb first, outrunning Peter.

5 Stooping to look in, he saw the pieces of linen cloth lying there, but he didn't go in.

6 Simon Peter arrived after him, entered the tomb, observed the linen cloths lying there,

7 and the kerchief used to cover his head not lying with the linen cloths but separate, neatly folded by itself.

8 Then the other disciple, the one who had gotten there first, went into the tomb, took one look at the evidence, and believed.